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Robot Arms -- which pneumatic cylinders and valves to use?

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Calculate motor/gear ratio on single axis

  • Skygazer
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Converting Rotational Motion to Pendulum-Like Oscillation

  • bobthebloh
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Temperature rise due to cycle test

  • MayZ91
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Sensation of heat, physical explanation?

  • MaxKang
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Automatic hydraulic jack -- choosing motor

  • TheRedDevil18
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Rigid block between two cyllinders Ansys apdl

  • Shawndude
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Vertical Wind Tunnels using green technology

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Automotive Optimizing fuel consumption and slip control on a wheel loader

  • Payam30
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Bearing stress on pin holes in nested hollow tubes under load

  • gomerpyle
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Location of bend line on sheet metal flat layout?

  • gomerpyle
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Finding a replacement seat for a cantilever beam accelerometer mount

  • ms1171
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Analysing 2 Material Cylinder w/ Internal Pressure 100 Units

  • Shawndude
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Steering angle for Autonomous vehicle

  • alex1994
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Design Problem Lightweight Plastic String for Zipper Seams

  • At a Loss
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Will Adding Material Make My Piece Stronger Against Rotational Force?

  • kolleamm
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Stress and Strain ratios in sheet metal?

  • emlekarc
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Are There Shear Forces in a Perfect Bar Subjected to Normal Stress?

  • richard9678
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Forces appearing on the pipe when a fluid flows in it

  • mech-eng
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Design a Crank Mechanism: Solutions & Equations

  • TheRedDevil18
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Cryocooler Stirling 1-stage build, some questions

  • William_S
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How Does Surface Tension Affect Thermodynamic Potentials in Soap Bubbles?

  • Zero-shift
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Is Poor Air Quality in Preschools Affecting Children's Health?

  • aa
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Small diameter water nozzle efficiency versus nozzle length

  • Andreas Gjestvang
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Automotive Open Car Differential Burnout Debate

  • peachmango
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Why isn't c_1 eliminated in the stream function boundary condition?

  • member 428835
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How Fast Must the Lid Travel to Tip Over the Entire Assembly?

  • resjsu
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Change of volume in pure torsion

  • joltu
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Automotive Calculating engine parameters from power requirement

  • shashanksuresh91
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Transient thermal analysis in ANSYS

  • happytolearn
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Estimating drag using only a temperature profile

  • OrangeDog
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Inexpensive Electronic Propane Regulator

  • bassplayer142
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How Does a Wheel Mechanically Propel a Car's Chassis?

  • Curiously interested
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Why should a heat pump receive low return temperature?

  • TSN79
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Non-slip condition for inviscid fluids

  • mech-eng
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Robotics, how to detect contact with objects?

  • kolleamm
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Design a automatic locking mechanism for two concentric cylinders

  • karna soma shankar
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Finding rope tension in a portal crane dynamic model

  • Iqbal94
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Internal Forces Diagram: how to do this one?

  • ramzerimar
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Polytropic exponent vs isentropic efficiency in compressor work

  • Sorade
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Should Actuators Require Continuous Power Supply for Load Holding?

  • karna soma shankar
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How to Start Designing a Plate Heat Exchanger?

  • Alfred0812
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Velocity / Speed loss by shifting to a larger radius

  • drewman13
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Looking for flexible seal for oscillating thin opening

  • Scott Q
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What is the stress of the rotated axis

  • ralden
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Why is the Orifice Plate Area 0.0058 ft²?

  • Resa
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Calculating deflection with rotation about center support

  • Josephthe2
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Building prosthetic feet for my robot

  • kolleamm
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Heat Equation and Energy Balance

  • member 428835
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How to understand this equation?

  • James Kim
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Statics in 3D, there must a be faster way to do this.

  • goonking
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I in designing a single speed reduction gearbox

  • Eddie714
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Can multiple motors drive single axle (water pump here)

  • R_Rose
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Formula to assess wear due to friction in sheaves/pulleys

  • Antonius Robertus
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Setting Pressure on Relief valves on Water Cooled Panels

  • SteelMaker
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What is the needed flow rate of the impeller with this info?

  • Max KL
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Wheelchair lift concepts for Travel Trailer

  • David Mast
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Determining motorcycle speed from accident damage and injury severity

  • Ahosso
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Temperature change at a given time

  • derekgabs
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Measuring Friction at a curved surface

  • bartrocs
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Calculate Energy Needed for Flexinol Contraction in Vacuum

  • Jai Sankar
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Torque and volumetric efficiency relationship

  • rambharath94
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Abaqus FEA: What do e11, e22 and e33 stand for?

  • ramzerimar
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Where can I find tech specs for prosthetic heart valves

  • joshthekid
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How to do failure analysis of gas turbine blade ?

  • Manish Thakur
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Automotive Car Question Acceleration vs. Engine Life

  • devecseri
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Electronically commutated motor calculation

  • xiyuan
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How to Maximize Volume-Pressure Ratio for Fire-Boat Water Supply?

  • wisam96
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How Do You Imprint Faces for a Moving Heat Source in ANSYS Workbench?

  • happytolearn
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Automotive How hot do wheel hubs and rotors get during hard braking?

  • Stay Tuned...
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When do reactive moments appear?

  • arestes
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How to Create a Sharp Triangular Pyramid with Glass or Quartz Material?

  • member 428835
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Is strengthening with a second phase a method of hardening metals?

  • richard9678
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Plumbing Infrastructure Resources and Codes

  • tj00343
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Stress/strain tensor for anisotropic materials

  • chiraganand
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What is this threadless piece called?

  • kolleamm
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Automotive How to find "equivalent stiffness" of the suspension system?

  • yunias
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Automotive Load Spectrum and excited frequency

  • Gp7417
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Constant Acceleration Versus Coasting Conundrum

  • Dr Wu
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Conceptual question - relative accleration of rigid bodies

  • prettydumbguy
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Internal combustion engine, front PTO

  • OlegZin
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In fluid mechanics what does pressure energy mean?

  • Villa
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Emissivity of Flexinol wire at 70°C and 90°C

  • Jai Sankar
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Thermodynamics, use of Cv and Cp

  • MattHorbacz
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Journal bearing reaction loads calculation

  • gaber2611
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Spinning toy with vertical shaft that slides up and down

  • GetLastError
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Water jet cuttng carbon fiber fabric

  • thehitchhiker
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Did the CPSC-Mandated Groove Cause Rim Failure?

  • zerodish
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Pressure inside pneumatic cylinder

  • Jeffrey Lee
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How to calculate the applied radial load on a bearing?

  • Dency Dela Cruz
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How to Build a Stable Retaining Wall for a Pond on a Sloped Property

  • Joe Mc
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Velocity as a function of area in pipe flow

  • mech-eng
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